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An automotive instructor guides a student wearing safety glasses as they work together under the hood of a vehicle during a hands-on technician training session in a classroom workshop.

News•News/Media Release•July 21, 2026

Ford Joins BlackRock, Google, and Carhartt to Establish Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades

The Ford Motor Company, BlackRock, Google, and Carhartt have established the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades. The founding partners are all companies that have already shown leadership on the issue.

ASE Education Foundation graphic showing a technician working under a vehicle hood with a socket wrench. Headline announces a $25 million initiative to recruit and train automotive service technicians.

News•News/Media Release•July 9, 2026

ASE Education Foundation Receives $25 Million Federal Grant to Put a New Generation of Service Technicians to Work

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $25-million grant to the ASE Education Foundation to fund a four-year program to help employers hire and retain new auto, collision, and truck technicians.

Several open-end wrenches are displayed beside the WrenchWay and ASE logos, illustrating a partnership focused on technician training, certification, and workforce development in the automotive and commercial vehicle repair industry.

News•News/Media Release•July 1, 2026

ASE Acquires WrenchWay, Expanding Its Role as the Industry's Workforce Platform

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) acquisition of WrenchWay strengthens ASE’s workforce development efforts and accelerates support for current and future service professionals.

Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet thumbnail featuring Lauren Fletcher against a truck-themed background with bold text reading “Skilled Trades, Smart Fleets & Driver Voices.” The graphic highlights workforce development, fleet leadership, and driver-focused industry trends

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•June 15, 2026

Fleet Leadership, Skilled Trades, and Better Data Take Center Stage | Weekly Cheat Sheet

Skilled trades, fleet leadership, DataQs, and driver input take center stage in this week's Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet. Watch the latest fleet headlines.

Lauren Fletcher stands beside a bold Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet graphic featuring a commercial truck background and the headline "People, Leadership & the Skilled Trades Opportunity," highlighting workforce, leadership, and fleet industry news.

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•June 1, 2026

People, Leadership & the Skilled Trades Opportunity | Weekly Cheat Sheet

People, data, leadership, and the skilled trades opportunity. See what's shaping fleets today in this week's Truck Chat Weekly Cheat Sheet.

Black-and-white Work Truck graphic showing a close-up of tools and socket wrenches with the text “Shortage or Opportunity?” on the right.

Articles•Steve Diogo, Linxup•May 19, 2026

Why The Skilled Trades Shortage Leads to Opportunity

The skilled trades are short millions of workers, but the upside is big: strong pay, job security, and careers AI can’t replace

Blue background image of socket set and tools with headline across the top Survey Results: and large yellow headline 57% of Shops Understaffed.

News•News/Media Release•April 20, 2026

Survey Results: 57% of Shops Understaffed

The sixth edition of Fullbay’s State of Heavy-Duty Repair survey found that 57% percent of heavy-duty repair shops are understaffed.

Linxup AI chatbot displayed on smartphone with service van, representing fleet data insights and AI-powered fleet management tool

News•Staff•March 25, 2026

Linxup Launches AI Chatbot That Turns Fleet Data Into Action Plans

Linxup’s new AI chatbot helps fleet managers skip reports, ask questions in plain language, and turn data into real cost-saving action plans.

News•News/Media Release•February 18, 2026

ASE Connects Partners with Worldpac to Support Technician Pipeline Development

ASE Connects is collaborating with Worldpac to help shops, dealerships, and OEMs better connect with education programs to support the technician pipeline.

Work Truck Truck Chat video graphic highlighting 2025 fleet trends, showing a presenter gesturing toward text reading “2025 Trends” and “Digging into the top trends that impacted fleets.”

Videos•Lauren Fletcher•December 16, 2025

The Big Fleet Shifts of 2025 and What They Mean for Work Truck Fleets

Explore the biggest work truck fleet shifts of 2025, from rising costs and uptime pressure to data, safety, energy, and workforce strategy.

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